Mary J. Blige is setting social media on fire once again.
The singer posted two photos that are going viral. In the pic, the queen rocked orange from head to toe. Mary had on shorts, a sheer long sleeve top, and thigh-high boots. Yahoo points out the boots have 14,000 crystals in them. The look was also topped with shades and bling that said MJ around her neck. Take a look:
Mary is fresh off the Strength of a Woman Concert on Saturday (May 7) in Atlanta. It was a three-day summit featuring music, comedy, and community building. The outlet also points out, that the festival presented Mary with her own “Strength of a Woman Day,” which recognizes May 5 as an official holiday in the city.
Take a look at some highlights:
Day 2 of @maryjblige x @Pepsi‘s ‘Strength of a Woman’ festival gave us everything we needed and more.
Our @REVOLTBlackNews team was there to capture some of the highlights from the powerful panel discussions.
Stay tuned for more coverage on the festival weekend. #watchREVOLT📺 pic.twitter.com/tNOrcPVSg6
— REVOLT (@revolttv) May 10, 2022
Quick highlights From Mary J Blige’s inaugural “Strength Of A Woman” Festival Featuring Omeretta The Great, City Girls & Baby Tate last night at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA. pic.twitter.com/1pMmc7zxQI
— Keepin’ It Real About Women’s Hip Hop🎤 (@WHH24seven) May 8, 2022
In other Mary news, regarding her music, she wants to extend the self-love she’s found in her music career to the rising generation of Black women in music, Okay Player reports. She opened up with the outlet on insecurities she faced early in her career. She said, “When I was [recording] What’s the 411? I had no confidence. I didn’t know whether I was coming or going. I walked really fast, I was afraid, I was too shy – I was just too many things and I didn’t have control over it,” she said. “I have control now over what it really is, how I really look, how I really feel, where I’m going and I move slower because that’s a part of loving myself.”
She also embraces the new generation of emerging R&B artists. She said, “Right now, I love the state of R&B because of people like Ella Mai, Kiana Lede, Summer Walker, H.E.R., Jazmine [Sullivan], SZA, Ari Lennox – it’s so much hotness out there. She continued, “I’m really proud of what Anderson.Paak and Bruno Mars [have] done before they were Silk Sonic. Music is just going in the right direction, R&B is back. I remember one time I was worried about R&B, I was like ‘Uh-oh, we’re done.’ But no, the [new] generation has revived us.”
Check out her latest album, Good Morning Gorgeous: